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The Wanhan Qiang coalition forces were divided into two groups, one led by Liao Hua, and led 10,000 troops to the north to capture Lingzhou, and the other was commanded by Ma Chao himself and went south to face Liu Meng's Hun army.

Liao Hua led 10,000 troops across the Yellow River from the Nandukou, and the army quickly headed north.

The key to seizing Lingzhou is the county town of Lingzhou. This is Liu Meng's old nest. There are thousands of Hun nobles living in the city. The ordinary herders from various tribes are centered on Lingzhou County and are distributed in the grasslands within a radius. In fact, the land occupied by the Huns is not yet in Lingzhou. There are no Huns in other vast grasslands, including the foot of Helan Mountain. On the one hand, it is because it is early winter and the Huns need to live in winter. On the other hand, the Huns have just occupied Lingzhou and have not completed the final pasture distribution.

Before dawn, Liao Hua led a 10,000 troops to ten miles outside Lingzhou City. This area was originally a farmland of the Qiang people, and there were no herders camping here. Large areas of farmland were deserted and there were a few sparse trees in the distance, which seemed very desolate and desolate in the bitter cold wind.

Liao Hua looked at the sky. The fifth day had passed. The east sky had not turned white. The night sky was clear and there were a few half-bright stars hanging. Although the darkest moment had passed, the night was still very deep, and it was the opportunity to attack the city.

At this time, the two scouts rushed back and said to Liao Hua: "Report to the Deputy Governor, I have already found out the situation in the city."

"How many troops are there now on the city wall?"

"There are only four patrols at the city wall now, with a team of soldiers on each side. There are about twenty soldiers on the two north and south city heads, and there are no more enemy troops."

There are not many enemy troops, but Liao Hua is still a little hesitant. The key is that he does not know the situation of garrison in Lingzhou County now. Logically, Liu Meng cannot take all the troops away. He will always leave some of the troops to garrison in the key areas. Should he first find out the details of the garrison in the city and then send troops to attack the city?

But after thinking for a long time, Liao Hua finally decided to attack the city immediately. He had 10,000 troops and raided the county town. Even if there were garrisons in the city, they might not be able to withstand his attack. Liao Hua immediately called Zhang Yin, a capable general under his command.

Zhang Yin followed Liao Hua for many years and was promoted from a long-term success to a tooth general. He was Liao Hua's capable left and right-hand man. He stepped forward and fisted and said, "Please give orders by the general."

"I will give you a thousand elite troops and twenty siege ladders. Taking advantage of the lack of defense of the enemy, you can use the speed of thunder to seize the west gate for me, set fire as a sign, and I will lead the army into the city."

"Abide by the order"

Zhang Yin led a thousand soldiers from his headquarters to the west city. Liao Hua looked at them and immediately ordered: "The army is ready to attack."

Under the leadership of Zhang Yin, a thousand troops quickly approached the city. The city was not tall, only about two feet or four feet. Climbing up a big tree, you can clearly see the situation on the top of the city. A soldier was observing the patrol troops on the big tree. At this time, he shouted in a low voice: "General, the patrol is heading south."

Zhang Yin waved his hand and said, "Go to the northwest corner"

In the darkness, the soldiers ran quickly. At this time, the patrol patrol was just facing their backs toward the side. A thousand soldiers moved quickly and rushed to the moat. They put on long wooden boards and rushed across the moat. At this moment, a harsh bell suddenly sounded at the top of the city. They avoided the patrol patrol soldiers on the west city, but were unexpectedly discovered by the sentry at the north city.

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The harsh bell rang on the city, and some soldiers were shouting: "Go and report, there is an enemy attack."

An arrow shot down from the top of the city. Two soldiers could not dodge and were shot by the arrows. They screamed twice and went down the moat. Zhang Yin immediately said: "Climb the city."

Twenty siege ladders mounted the city wall, and the five soldiers quickly climbed towards the city. The other five raised their crossbows and shot arrows at the city. The dense crossbow arrows shot at the city, suppressing the twenty defenders on the city. The Han army suddenly stopped shooting. Zhang Yin jumped up and took the lead in killing the city. He stabbed the Xiongnu defenders in his hand, and stabbed them in succession.

At this time, more and more Han soldiers killed the city. Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining dozen Hun soldiers turned around and ran down the city, shouting: "It's the Han army, the Han army is coming to the city."

"Don't worry about them"

Zhang Yin stopped the soldiers who were about to chase and immediately ordered: "Capture the West Gate first."

Several soldiers shouted and rushed to the west gate together.

Liao Hua was already leading his army to wait in a wilderness about two miles away from the city. He was a little nervous. The sky had turned pale and the sky was already bright. If he didn't seize the city, it would be too late.

At this time, another Qiang general, Yang Su, approached Liao Hua and whispered: "Are you looking for me?"

Liao Hua said to him: "After the city is broken, the Qiang army will enter the city. I will lead the army to surrender the Qiang herders."

Yang Su was overjoyed. Most of the city was Hun nobles, with a lot of wealth, so they were going to make a fortune. But he immediately thought of the Huns' massacre of the Qiang people, and gritted his teeth and asked: "Will the city be massacred after the city is broken?"

Liao Hua pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "If you want to massacre the city, kill it cleanly. The men in the city, no matter the age, no one is left. In addition, the official Cang Bing and Liu Meng's mansion must be controlled by the Han army. You are not allowed to move, but remember one thing, and you are not allowed to set fire to the city."

Yang Su bowed his fists, "I remember the humble job"

He turned around and left, and Liao Hua said to a personal soldier: "Let me tell Zhang Yin later that they will occupy the official Cang Bing and Liu Meng's mansion, especially the city gate, and no escape is allowed."

The soldier agreed and immediately ran towards the city gate. At this moment, a flame was lit on the west city tower, which was particularly eye-catching. Yang Su shouted excitedly, "Brothers, the time for revenge is here, let's go into the city."

Five thousand Qiang soldiers roared in unison, and they activated their war horses, waved their swords, and rushed into Lingzhou City. Liao Hua led 4,000 Han cavalry to run north of the city. Their target was ordinary herders and they were not allowed to escape back to Hetao.

The city cried and screamed loudly. The Qiang soldiers who were red-eyed no longer cared about men, women, and young, and launched a bloody massacre in the county town.

Liu Meng led 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry to leave Lingzhou for only two days. The Xiongnu cavalry went south along the Qingshui River and finally arrived at Gaoping County. Gaoping County was already an empty city. Just an hour ago, the beacon fire from Shui County warned the military city and also warned the Xiaoguan defenders.

At this time, there were indeed not many defenders in Xiaoguan, with only four thousand people. led by Liang Song, the general of Zhao Yun, when he saw the beacon fire alarm, he immediately made a decision to withdraw a thousand defenders in Gaoping County to Xiaoguan, concentrate their efforts to defend Xiaoguan, and at the same time, he also withdrew more than two households and merchants in the county town.

At the same time, Liang Song sent people back to Anding County for help, hoping that the thousands of troops stationed in Anding County would also come to help him.

When Liu Meng arrived at Xiaoguan, it was already dark. He had only a dozen siege ladders in his hand, which was difficult to threaten Xiaoguan. Liu Meng ordered the army to enter Gaoping County and ordered a thousand-man commander to cut down trees nearby and create simple siege ladders.

At night, Liu Meng stood on the wall of Gaoping County, looking at the vast mountains and the dark Xiaoguan City Wall in the distance, but he had an inexplicable trouble in his heart. The root of this trouble was that he sent troops south this time. He sent troops without authorization. His father Liu Qubei hoped that he could seize the time to manage Lingzhou. Then they would use Lingzhou as a logistics center to launch an offensive to Hexi and occupy the Hexi Corridor. Once they occupied the entire Guanlong area, their power would be unprecedentedly strong. The Huns could compete with each other without having to look at Huchuquan's face. This was Liu Qubei's father's greatest wish to establish his own empire.

But Hu Chuqiuquan, the Hunnu Shanyu, clearly asked him to send troops. This was the case. Once the main force of the Han army left Xiaoguan and rushed to Gaonu County, Liu Meng could lead his army to attack Xiaoguan or cut off the supply line of the Han army. Although Liu Meng knew that he should obey his father's words and put the overall situation and future first, he was willing to execute the Shanyu's orders in his bones. This was the moment he had been looking forward to, conquering Xiaoguan, breaking into Guanzhong, and making unparalleled contributions to the Hun Empire.

Liu Meng could not withstand Hu Chuquan's repeated urging, but his father had no news. After hesitating for a long time, Liu Meng finally decided to implement Shanyu's orders, raided Xiaoguan, or cut off the logistics supplies of the Han army.

At this time, Xiaoguan was not as simple as he thought. It was not that there was only one empty pass, but that there were many troops stationed. It seemed that it was not easy to capture Xiaoguan. This made Liu Meng feel a little disappointed. Perhaps he could change his target tomorrow, killing the Maling River Valley, and cutting off the supply line of the Han army. This was also another task for Huchuquan to give him. Once the Han army sent troops from Xiaoguan, the supply line of the Han army was most likely to go through the Maling River. If the Han army's supply line was cut off, the main force of the Han army would collapse without fighting, which was also a huge contribution.

Thinking of this, Liu Meng made up his mind to observe it carefully tomorrow morning. If Xiao Guan was really difficult to capture, he would not have to lose troops and generals for this. He would change his way to cut off the supply line of the Han army. The task was easy and simple, and he gained a lot.

Liu Meng had just made a decision, and at this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and someone shouted under the city: "Where is the little prince?" was quite anxious.

Liu Meng was stunned. He quickly walked to the west city wall, leaned down and looked down. It seemed to be two Hun soldiers. Liu Meng immediately ordered: "Take them up and see me."

After a moment, two soldiers were brought up. They looked frightened. When they saw Liu Meng, they said anxiously: "Little Prince, we are sentries at the southern ferry of the Yellow River. Just yesterday morning, an army came from the west, crossed the Yellow River, and headed towards Lingzhou."

Liu Meng was shocked, grabbed the soldier's clothes and shouted: "Where did the army come from?"

The soldiers were so scared that they said tremblingly: "It seems that the army from Hexi is from Han and Qiang soldiers, about 10,000."

Liu Meng widened his eyes, and he suddenly shouted, pushed the soldiers away, rushed to the female wall, yelled at the city, "Go together immediately, hurry up, our nest will be taken away."
Chapter completed!